We explore the two apps ‘Be My Eyes’ and ‘BeSpecular’ which connect a visually impaired user with a sighted volunteer and demonstrate how they work in our videos.

Microsoft’s Seeing AI is an amazing free app that narrates the world around you, using the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to describe people, text and objects. We check out each of its features and put it to the test:

Soundscape

Microsoft’s new app ‘Soundscape’ uses 3D audio to create a mental map of the world around you. It uses some pretty amazing tech which can get a bit overwhelming to understand at first – luckily, Mark is here to explain the different features of the app and how it works.

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KNFB Reader

KNFB Reader is available as an app or software for your computer or phone, which converts printed text to speech or Braille instantly using OCR (optical character recognition) technology. Danny shows Mark how the app works, and how he uses it.

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